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Kikuyu
Pronunciation
- As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 6 with a disyllabic stem, together with mũgwacĩ, nyamũ, and so on.
- (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including baba, guka, gũtũ, mũguĩ, mũtwe, nyamũ, ruo, rũhĩ (pl. hĩ), rũkũ (pl. ngũ), taata (“my aunt”), ũta (pl. mota), ũthiũ (pl. mothiũ), and so on.[1]
Noun
nyina class 1
- his or her mother
Derived terms
See also
References
- “nyina” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Rwanda-Rundi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *nìnà, a variant of *jɪ̀nà.
Noun
nyina class 1a (plural bānyina class 2a)
- his/her mother
- his/her maternal aunt